Lycaena pavana

White-bordered copper
Female above, male below
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Lycaena
Species: L. pavana
Binomial name
Lycaena pavana
(Kollar 1848)

Lycaena pavana, the white-bordered copper, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.

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